Buildings.UsersGuide

Users Guide of the Modelica Buildings Library

Package Buildings is a free package for modeling building HVAC systems. It provides partial models and model components for modeling thermal building systems such as heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems. Many models are based on models from the package Modelica_Fluid and use the same ports to ensure compatibility with models from that library.

The web page that is dedicated to the development of this library is https://gaia.lbl.gov/virBui. We welcome contributions from different users to further advance this library, whether it is through collaborative model development, through model use and testing or through requirements definition or by providing feedback regarding the model applicability to solve specific problems.

Package Content

Name	Description
Conventions	Conventions
ReleaseNotes	Release notes
Contact	Contact
License	License
Copyright	Copyright

Buildings.UsersGuide.Conventions

Conventions

This library follows the conventions of the Modelica Standard Library.

Buildings.UsersGuide.ReleaseNotes

Release notes

This section summarizes the changes that have been performed on the Buildings library

• Version 0.1.0 (May 27, 2008)

Parameters

Type	Name	Default	Description
replaceable class Version_0_1_0			Version 0.1.0

Buildings.UsersGuide.Contact

Contact

The development of the Buildings package is organized by

Michael Wetter
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)
One Cyclotron Road
Bldg. 90-3147
Berkeley, CA 94720
USA
email: MWetter@lbl.gov

Buildings.UsersGuide.License

Modelica License

by Martin Otter -- last modified 2007-01-07 12:07 AM

Version 1.1 of June 30, 2000

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Disclaimer

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Buildings.UsersGuide.Copyright

Copyright

Copyright (c) 2008, The Regents of the University of California, through Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (subject to receipt of any required approvals from the U.S. Dept. of Energy). All rights reserved.

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